Job Description
Tool & Die Maker REPORTS TO: Manufacturing Manager
STATUS: Full-time, 1st shift, Non-exempt
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: • Fit and assemble parts to make, repair, or modify dies, jigs, gauges, and tools using machine tools and hand tools
• Set up and operate conventional or computer numerically controlled machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, and grinders to cut, bore grind or otherwise shape parts to prescribed dimensions and finishes
• Study blueprints, sketches, models or specifications to plan sequences of operations for fabricating tools, dies, or assemblies
• Verify dimensions, alignments, and clearances of finished parts for conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauge blocks, micrometers and dial indicators
• Visualize and compute dimensions, sizes, shapes and tolerances of assemblies, based on specifications
• Must be able to layout, construct and maintain small to mid-size stamping and forming dies
• Experience building small to mid-size plastic injection molds and aluminum die cast dies
• Troubleshooting
• Loading workpieces onto the machine, aligning them accurately, and using the grinding wheel to shape and smooth surfaces according to blueprints or instructions
• Operate and may set up one or more types of precision grinding machines such as surface, external, internal or centerless, on a limited range of production work having ordinary recessing and contours.
• Select wheels for a normal range of materials and finish requirements.
• Ability to work with close tolerances and difficult set-ups of parts of irregular shapes.
• Ability to inspect workpieces for defects.
• Other duties as assigned
POSITION REQUIREMENTS: • High school diploma or General Education Degree (GED) required
• CNC programming & set-up experience preferred
• Mastercam experience required
• Two years technical school training preferred and/or five or more years professional
experience in a manufacturing environment
• Strong math skills required
• Ability to read blueprints
• Excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to prioritize multiple
assignments
to meet deadline and goals despite unexpected setbacks, obstacles or time constraints
• Team player able to interact in a positive, constructive manner with staff members on all
levels within the company.
• Ability to use standard office equipment
• Ability to add, sub-tract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers,
common fractions and decimals.
No sponsorship visa (H1-B, etc) candidates at this time, sorry. Qualified candidates must submit their resume in Microsoft Word format along with at least three professional references to: COYOTE TECHNICAL & EXECUTIVE SOURCING Phil Montoya Director of Sourcing Tool & Die Maker - Milwaukee
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Job Tags
Full time, Work at office, Day shift